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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-08-06, Page 4Page 4 Tin res -Advocate, August 6, 1997 Publisher fi( Editor: 'Jim Beckett Business Manager: Don Smith Production Manager: Deb Lord Advertising; Barb Consitt. Chad Eedy News; Heather Mir. Craig Bradford • • Brenda Burke, Kate Monk. Ross Haugh Production: Alma Ballantyne. Mary McMurray. Barb Robertson . Brenda Hem. Joyce Weber. Laurel Miner Transportation: Al Flynn. Al Hodgert. Front Office & Accounting; Elaine Pinder. Sue Rollings, Ruth • Slaght Ruthanle.Negrijn, Anita McDonald, Cassie Dalrymple. Caro) Windsor The Exeter -Times-Advocate is a member of a family of community newspaper providing news. advertising and information leadership Show support for rodeo \\"ith..the exception of .the fair. whit: h ihow in its _143rd. year. Exeter has • no annual family community event. This • cpuld change -once, .area residents have had a chance to take part in the fun and excitement -of the Exeter Rodeo. Hun- dreds of hour. • in preparation and a. good promotion• etttirt should -bring the -Rodeo hack to -the prominence it once. had as one • of the premiere -local events: The last chance -this community bad of. establishing an.anntal event that would at tract visitors to town -wax the annual -'Heri- tage Day, cek:hration ..:hut- despite the• efforts of a.' few dedicated people. it also - never hecame'a•tradition -.. •- • -Perhap it's because Exeter (unlike Dash= wood which- i coming off a very;success-.. fur Friedshurg Das. ()fie of fhe long.est- running area events around; and. Zurich. which has -.turned the -Bean Festival into a major :attraction) • is • a lamer community where_peopletend to sit hack with the atti- • • tude their Aipport is .not needed. "Et i don't - go...there's lots of others left". [�nkwtunately. trio many share"this type of thinking which ultimately leads to. another missed -opportunity. fir Exeter. _ • Achieving total community 'involvement. w titch . i;; uncial in 'smaller: communities. -has always been elusive:in Exeter: We hope • this .ould`he the first time` t'or a "long time that -we will be looking at .the beginning of what .will he _known as this "Annual Exeter Rodeo; - - . T -he- organifiers "deserve support....and hey. ...it could.even be fun. Your Views Letters to the editor Getting the word out "...a number of people in the; corrlmunity made inquiries follow. . ing your,iarticle. " Dear_Eciu,lr,;• . i. am wilting to thank -you and your•newspaper.kr your support .if Palliain c Care Month in"April and ,fur service. The Palliative; Care Network of South western f)ntaryn..l•towever. Ido apologize for beings' Litt in expressing our appreciation. The Trines .Ad%ocare included in an .-April edition an:article:re: our Network in rosponse to our news . release, i am pleased to tell you a number of people in the . ornmunity made inquiries tollowing your ar--, [tele: • •The support of the community that The Times Ad- vocate demonstrates t troush prornouon of services • and public edul autm r :. rdes.a valued iery ice • - 1 • Sincerely. tiani y Keats Director-. • SouthwesternOntario Pain and Synipreitn . Management- Program Team Ontario to go to Slimmer Games once. rn o excellence the pursuit f to respect their There is more to Team Ontario thanindividual performances... • Dear Editor:- Athletes from "across Ontario will demonstrate their exceptional 'talents at. the_ I49.7 Canada. Sum-•• mer Game. in Brandon. Llanitdba. August 9 - 3. • Theme. games will • showease more than -4.01)0.0. of. Canada'. hest young athletes. Team Ontario will be : represented he 25.1.athlete.: is well a. 68 coaches -and manager.. -`fan- of .Jur line athletes have: been preparing ii+r v_ ear• Nth the ,_o:il-.v part! :l'atng un a competitive level. setting [;er•onal hests. winning medals and leading Ontario io the Canada Gaines nagQuality ing tar competition at the Canada, Summer Gaines represents a'stgnrticant•ayhievernent. In this respect. our athletes are already_ winner 'They are .hong the holt in their field. there is more -to Team Ontario: than individual pertortnances. !lenihers have. more .what it inca. a to hutltLtagether,,k+-ilAcani.._iu,.hare- tpeeri- colleagues and : i,.pponents:..tnd to 'represent their province well: [ 'wouldtike til acknowledge the. tremendous el-- forts-of t-toorts-of the coaches. managers. and •volunteers. Their ,commitment and ;Lippert provides the.be.t.possihie • environment in .whtch 4aur athletes can -excel. 1 .ab o • • would like to recogmte the iui.ens. cif. Brandon. Mlantoba who have done .a tremendous job in •pre - Faring to host these games. , Ontano is proud to support the development of its athletes through the Canada Gaines prograin, and works to ensure- } site. accessible and competitive sport en\ironmeni loran. -- . As Minister of .0 ittzenship. Culture and Reerea- ton. and on behalf of the Ontario government. I ex- tend hest wishes to all participants. I hope all meni- hers of Team Canada have a'very reward in games experience.- " Sincerely. Marilyn \tushinski Ontario vlinister of Citizenship. Cul e ee t A View from Queen's Park By Eric Dowd TORONTO -- Premier Mike Harris is not helping Ontarians breathe easier by the low pri . ority he places on protecting the environment and his blatant attempts to blame others. • - The Progressive Conservative premier has created concern by his government's failure to . set up a promised program requiring all vehi- cles to be tested regularly for emissions that- contribute to smog and those found defective to he repaired. The government says smog kills 1,800 resi- dent' a sear. but Environment and Energy Min- ister Norm Sterling has offered only -more Measuring of pollutants. His ministry claims that he is.proceeding cau- tiously. aiming for a system that is effective and economic, -and is worried by the cost to in- dividual owners who are required to pay to have their cars tested. Harris came to ,. -'.ver promising not to impose more costs and regula- tions. Harris also took an extraordinary step in • Publications Mail Registration Number 0386 SUBSCRIPTION RATES; ' One year rate for Canada subscribers - $36,00+ tier' Two year rate for Canada subscribes - $63.00 +'0111' . 4IHg8.RATES Outside Canada - S102.00 Published Each Wednesday Morning at 424 Main St., Exeter, Ontario, NOM 1SO by J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Telephone 1-519-235-1331 • Fax: 519-2364786 O.S.T. af1O 210ai8 WHOREALLY PoSES p GRFATERTNREAf Tb OURCIIILDRFN I hw.Med 1.1.1k. It e a.u•, .rH.0 4141c4,7 • ` • SMALL TIME ROOK CREEP Student Employment By Cherilyn Bylsma Job readiness begins at home Are -your children looking for summer work?, Parents are of- ten -just -as eager."_( sometimes more eager) than -their teenage children to tind -part-time- and -summer employment.. Howev - er,.• preparing for the 'world of Work can be ' difficult for some students- unless they receive support and ituidance from school... employment services. and most of all: from home.. Over the two summers that I have been- employed as a Sum- mer Employment Officer. and.. the past three years that I have spent in university studying ed- ucation. I have had the opportu- nity to meet many students from Huron County- After working with these students, i have- be- come certain of this: .educution begins at :home. By. the time students enter the classroom. or visit the Human Resource Cen- tre for Students: many of their attitudes, skills, and- work eth-- ics have already been devel- oped. Support from home and family can - provide the strong base that students need to find success. To avoid housing a - couch -potato teen, here are some. suggestions about what you can do to help your student built!' 3`hiraithy work ethic and Lind a -summer job: . Teach your children at a young age that helping-- out around the home is part of their 'duty as a family member. This teaches them responsibility and _rives them lin opportunity . to learnthe basic- skillsthey. would. ;need for: -work, outside the home tie. cleaning, minor mainte- - nance. lawn and garden care.) - If you Is a parent have special skills tsuch as carpentry-. cook- ing, auto repair. or • computer �killsl share them withyour children if they are-- interested: The specialized knowledge that they ,gain from you may be enough to land them a job. • - Never give yOur children an allowance if they do not earn it. Money does riot come without effort in:the real.worldz it is bet- ter not to teach them different- ly. ifferent ly_ . •- "Encourage first-time job hunt- ers to accept as -many odd job as they can. get ; instead of hold- - ing put for a More permanent position.- Young students need these short job opportunities to build up their resume and gain . the experience they need to find a job. • Don't tell Your teen not -to ap- ply tora position because it will be to hard for him or her. Ea - gaga ,. _er students may surprise you, with. their ability, and energy. It 'is. better .that they. tind• Out for: ../ themselves -what they are capa- ble of. than have someone,else _place limits on' them. Finally. help them out as hest, You. -can without. taking over: r thein .responsibilities. - % For ex- ample. tell your friends- and co-. -workers that they -• are looking • for_ a.•,lob. proof read their re sumes, and give them a 'ride td work if you'can. Do not call or• visit employers for thein, or ac.- Company c-.company them into a job inter- view.- This would • only hinder the development - of..their job - search• skills. Students !want - want '.to "learn .and, ; they want to succeed. A suppor- tive home • environment can-. help promote a positive attitude about themselves and their abiI- ities. Even the busiest 'parents • can find- time to give encourag- ing works and constructive ad- vice to their children. If you. or • your teen have .any questions about how students can.e,et start- ed in the world of work, contact your. Summer Employment Offi- cer at the Human Resource Celt- . .; for Students at 235-171 1. , Good _Iuck, and enjoi_.your tm- rner! blaming Sterling publicly. The premier said he and his Cabinet felt it was time for mandatory testing and asked Sterling to come up with•a • workable system aid the minister indicated he was frying to find one. Harris rambled on at. length. saying he does not know why the program is delayed, but Ster.7. - ling shyuld have had one ready sooner. and an • aide added the premier feels frustrated. • • Harris's public attack on his minister raises questions about his motives. A tninister is re- sponsible for producing legislation within his ju- risdiction, but the, premier has the ultimate pow- er and responsibility. If a premier feels that a minister has failed to produce legislation without adequate reason, he can fire him and premiers have fired. many min- isters over the years because they failed to pro - ,vide what a premier expected from them. • A premier also has power to push, coax and compel a minister to provide legislation and it has been a common grumble under Harris par - Smog titularly that too much legislation is dictated by the premier and his office. Harris has power in the end to obtain any leg- islation he wants, but seems to be saying.that he cannot do much, he is only the boss. Premiers also traditionally refrain from.criti citing ministers in public even when firing them for glaring failings. A premier has not - ,publicly tongue -lashed a minister the way Har- ris did the quiet, well-mannered Sterling since the era of the irrational Mitch Hepburn in the early 1940s. Harris clearly is trying to send a message that someone else should be blamed for his govern- ment's failure to remove polluting cars after re- peated alerts about smog this summer, when he is responsible, because he has the power. . Harris similarly was caught trying to waft blame elsewhere when he went to a conference on the Great Lakes area in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago and won favourable pub- licity lecturing that Ontario is fighting pollution aggressively. but much of it comes from the U.S., and inviting that -country to join him. Ontario has now been embarrassed because a study under the North America Free Trade Agreenient shows that the province is the third largest producer of pollution among all states - and provinces, behind only Texas and Tennes- see. - Weaker federal and provincial controls in Canada, it said, make it easier to pollute. The study was based on data collected in 1994, before Harris was elected premier, but conditions -in Ontario can only be worsening. Harris's guiding principle, which many also admire, is to ease environmental restrictions to enable industry to.produce more cheaply and attract investment and create jobs. • The Harris government has slashed spending by its environment and energy ministry nearly 40 per cent and cut staff, monitoring and charg- es against polluters. This reduced effort is bound to catch up with it.